By Anne Scoular – Managing Director, Meyler Campbell

Hi everyone, as some of you know I am passionately keen to help our Graduates succeed post-Programme, whether internally or as freelance/portfolio-ers. People have been consistently asking for more and deeper help in building your business. So we are making some pretty big investment in this to support you even more. First biggie for 2012:  Build your Business Bootcamp on 3 July.

Bootcamp ran for the first time last year, people said it was a real boost, but the piece that scored overwhelmingly was the 2 hours with Stephen Newton – it was so hugely real-world and practical, and so clearly based on stuff that works, that he was surrounded in every possible break, poor man didn’t get coffee or lunch people were so determined to keep picking his brains. So we can take a hint, this year we’ve dropped everything else, and it’s ALL Stephen, to give him space to get through not just the practicalities (in first session in a.m.) but also get stuck right into the tough stuff of sales, marketing, how do you persuade people, how do you demonstrate value, what do you charge, what do other people charge, etc. Gold dust!!!

So I’d urge you to come and make the most of Bootcamp if you possibly can, I’ll be there too so if you want to pick my brains this is a great chance – we didn’t go into coaching to make money, it’s hugely fulfilling work, but once a year let’s do a really deep dive into the business aspects of it and come up turbo-charged for the rest of the year!

I really hope you can make it.

For details how to book click this link  http://www.meylercampbell.com/programmes/business-bootcamp.html

Innovation in Coaching Psychology - 13th and 14th December 2011

City University London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB

This is an event for those that are interested in or currently using coaching psychology in their practice, and those who wish to learn more about how they can benefit from coaching psychology for themselves or their organisations. There will be opportunities to hear from different organisations as they share their stories of using coaching psychology in house.

A snapshot of what you will hear about…

 “Using work-life balance theory and frameworks in coaching”

 “Developing politicians: Challenges and opportunities”

 “Conditional self acceptance: A potential barrier to engagement in leadership coaching?”

 “Innovations in coaching psychology practice through technology and the internet”

A few examples of who you will hear from….

 Adrian Furnham (UK), Regula Stammbach (Netherlands),

Ida Sirolli (Italy), Pascale Reinhardt (France),

Lisbeth Hurni (Switzerland), Tatiana Bachkirova (UK),

Siegfried Greif (Germany), Stephen Palmer (UK),

Where to find out more….

 Details about the venue, the programme, how to register, social event, etc, can be found at:

http://sgcp-conference.bps.org.uk/sgcp-conference_home.cfm

by Geoff Marlow (MC07)

You know the scenario. Executive believes he/she could be more effective at creating a better organisation/world by receiving coaching. He/she works with a coach and gets unblocked, enthused and energised. He/she grapples with his/her organisation with greater passion and enthusiasm. His/her organisation sees him/her as an even greater threat than before, and consequently ‘pushes back’ even harder. Executive gets frustrated, resigns, and retrains as an executive coach… Whilst this pattern has fuelled explosive growth in coaching training and certification bodies, it has largely failed to transform organisations into places where people are consistently inspired to contribute the very best of themselves.

Want to be part of the vanguard of change? The world-class ‘Coaching from a Systems Perspective’ (CSP) coaching skills development programme will take place in Covent Garden, London from Tuesday 15 November to Thursday 17 November 2011.

The US-based tutors, Jeff Clanon and Heidi Guber have both been at the forefront of the organisation learning movement for more than twenty years. Jeff was formerly Executive Director of Peter Senge’s Organizational Learning Center at MIT and Heidi is a Director on the Global Council of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL). Both have many, many years of high-level real-world organisational experience as systemic change consultants and coaches. The CSP programme has already been run successfully in Europe, Asia and the USA, both as open enrolment and as an integral part of in-house executive development including within Microsoft HQ. This first UK programme is limited to 26 participants, and with 15 already confirmed the remaining places are now being offered on a first come, first served basis.

The CSP programme equips coaches/executives to tackle their challenges from a systems perspective, with greater insight and skill, leading to more effective outcomes.

Heidi and Jeff are kindly offering the first UK cadre an opportunity to participate in CSP at the vastly reduced cost of USD 1200 (approximately GBP 750) per person for the full three days including breakfast, lunch and refreshments but excluding accommodation and evening meals. This represents a saving of over 60% on the likely future cost of USD 3,200 (GBP 2,000) per person for subsequent UK programmes.

Please contact Business Coach graduate (2007) SoL-UK Director Geoff Marlow geoff.marlow@aligned-agility.com for an overview of the CSP programme, bios of Heidi and Jeff and more information on how to register.

Paul Babiak, author of Snakes in Suits and expert on psychopaths in the Boardroom, is in a BBC Horizon documentary this Wednesday evening (7^th September) on BBC2.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014kj65. It promises to be fascinating.

For further information there are also articles on this subject if you go to: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8735926/One-in-25-business-leaders-could-be-a-psychopath.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/01/psychopath-workplace-jobs-study/print

By Laurence Bridot (MC2009)

Global Coaching workshop - delivered by Philippe Rosinski, global leadership expert and author

London, UK: 25 November 2011, 9h30-12h30 at Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7

Global Coaching – Fostering sustainable and meaningful success through a multiple-perspectives approach

Traditional coaching is still too often characterized by a binary, static and fragmented approach, more and more insufficient in our turbulent and interconnected world. Global coaching proposes to enrich traditional coaching, taking our complex reality into account. It is a holistic approach, calling upon multiple perspectives (physical, managerial, psychological, political, cultural and spiritual) both for choosing meaningful objectives and for effectively reaching them. Global coaching is for leadership, team and organizational development, to serve multiple stakeholders and the world at large.

In this session, you will discover an ambitious vision for our profession, as well as alternative ways and tools to effectively coach from multiple perspectives.

Participants will receive a complimentary copy of Global Coaching, Philippe’s latest book.

Entry fee: £40

Philippe Rosinski’s pioneering work in bringing the crucial intercultural dimension into the practice of coaching has won him worldwide acclaim. He is the author of Coaching Across Cultures and Global Coaching. The first European to be designated Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation, Philippe is principal of Rosinski & Company and a professor in Tokyo and Prague. For more information, visit www.philrosinski.com and www.globalcoaching.pro .

Program:
09:00 Welcome
09:30 Workshop
12:30 Organic Lunch
14:00 End

Location: Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7, Tube: South Kensington

and announcing the upcoming …

Leading and Coaching Across Cultures Seminar

Certification Cultural Orientations Framework

Delivered by: Philippe Rosinski

Date: London, UK: 25 – 27 April 2012

Brochure and enrolment form will be soon available on www.philrosinski.com

Please register your interest for the workshop on 25 November 2011 and or the seminar on 25-27 April 2012 by e-mail to laurence.bridot@philrosinski.net

by Meyler Campbell

“Manager as Coach – how the world famous store uses coaching in a retail environment ”